What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 13 April 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Listed under a different title
- Meghan Quirk-Herrera: Interim Executive Until 425 then Interim Executive Dir Through 51
- Tracy Bowen: Interim Executive Until 725 then Interim Executive Dir 51-77
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,853,507
- Total expenses
- $2,299,708
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,521,927
- Grants paid
- $212
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $92,571
- Other revenue
- $239,009
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,153,999
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $152,499
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,001,500
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,062,126
- Management and general expenses
- $158,270
- Fundraising expenses
- $79,312
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,062,126
Program services were 89.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$265,251
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,256,676
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$12,123
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3 · Investment income
total $92,571 · excluded $92,571
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$312,188
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$73,847
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $238,341 · excluded $238,341
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11a · Other revenue: Other Income
total $668 · related or exempt $668
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11e · Other revenue, total
$668
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $212 · program services $212
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $246,348 · program services $225,610 · management and general $14,180 · fundraising $6,558
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $794,934 · program services $728,013 · management and general $45,759 · fundraising $21,162
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $25,650 · program services $24,862 · management and general $363 · fundraising $425
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $26,690 · program services $16,870 · management and general $9,167 · fundraising $653
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $82,915 · program services $77,042 · management and general $3,742 · fundraising $2,131
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11g · Fees: other
total $788,172 · program services $728,922 · management and general $41,523 · fundraising $17,727
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13 · Office expenses
total $74,379 · program services $46,621 · management and general $4,382 · fundraising $23,376
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16 · Occupancy
total $47,038 · program services $34,030 · management and general $11,449 · fundraising $1,559
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17 · Travel
total $11,038 · program services $10,076 · management and general $806 · fundraising $156
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,958 · program services $3,862 · management and general $95 · fundraising $1
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $238 · management and general $238
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23 · Insurance
total $32,935 · program services $12,830 · management and general $19,284 · fundraising $821
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24a · Other expenses: NPS Partnership
total $114,978 · program services $111,764 · fundraising $3,214
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24b · Other expenses: PlanningOrganizational Devt
total $995 · program services $780 · management and general $109 · fundraising $106
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24c · Other expenses: Administrative
total $48,762 · program services $40,166 · management and general $7,173 · fundraising $1,423
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24d · Other expenses: Training
total $466 · program services $466
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $643,404 · end of year $436,930
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,511,407 · end of year $2,085,295
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $77,213 · end of year $237,655
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $10,934 · end of year $26,256
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$22,728
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$20,968
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $1,760
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $318,146 · end of year $361,430
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $11,168 · end of year $4,673
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $154,931 · end of year $152,499
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,860,829 · end of year $1,919,407
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $556,512 · end of year $1,082,093
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for all people to appreciate and protect.
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Restoration: In 2025, Rock Creek Conservancy strengthened its leadership in people-powered urban forest restoration while advancing landscape-scale resilience efforts. Restoration expanded across seven mini-oases and three pilot forest resilience sites totaling more than 170 acres, in partnership with the National Park Service to address invasive plants, climate stress, and forest decline. In Montgomery County, the Conservancy continued its forest restoration work with the continued efforts of the Rock Creek Conservation Corps. Continued on Schedule O.
Expenses $1,760,176 · Grants $206
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Environmental Stewardship: Over 1,000 volunteers turned out for annual Conservancy events such as the Extreme Cleanup and the Weed Wrangle, to clean up litter and remove invasive plants from sites across the watershed in DC and Montgomery County. The Conservancy hosted 255 volunteer events and 21 leadership trainings, providing over 4,600 community stewards the opportunity to clear trash, monitor water quality, and remove invasive plants that are smothering native trees and plants that give food and refuge to wildlife. Through the Rock Creek Conservation Corps program, the Conservancy engaged over 500 students and provided summer work experience for 17 students from schools in underserved communities in both DC and Montgomery County. Continued on Schedule O.
Expenses $301,950 · Grants $6
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jonathan Pattee
Sr Director Development & Com
- Total calculated
- $124,118
- From this org
- $111,993
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,125
- Hours/week
- 40
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Meghan Quirk-Herrera
Interim Executive Dir Through 51
- Total calculated
- $109,536
- From this org
- $98,993
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,543
- Hours/week
- 40
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Dan Puskar
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $93,011
- From this org
- $85,377
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,634
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tracy Bowen
Interim Executive Dir 51-77
- Total calculated
- $66,962
- From this org
- $61,978
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,984
- Hours/week
- 40
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Pavan Khoobchandani
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Ryan Davies
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joel Elliot
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lisa Bolden
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kahlil Kettering
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kenneth Connolly
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Donna Potts
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Justin Kollinger
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Marlene Hunt Moss
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Rohan Patel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Molly Hill Patten
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Catherine Nagel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Amanda Leiter
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Sherryl Newman
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Gwen Lohse
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Billy Mann
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Julia Washburn
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 6 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622229349301652
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